Smyrna times., 1887-01-12
Opening Of Maj
County and State Items.

Alexander Jackson, one of the oldes
and most highly esteemed citizens. O
Camden, died last week, aged SO years
Dr. T. o. Clements, formerly of Cen
treville, Md, is now citizen of Dover
where be intends to practice his profes
sion.
There are numerous rumors ot
various jobs" that are to be pressed
before the Legislature at Dover. this
winter.
The Harrington Enterprise is now
run by stock company. James 7,
Woleott, Esq, is said to own a controll.
ing interest.
The State Temperance Alliance ara
making preparations for the animal
meeting of that body in Dover ON the
first Tuesday in February.
Cards are out for the marriage of f.
L. Miti1in, to Helen Morton at the
nome of the brides mother, in Middle
town. on Thursday, January 18th.
The SUSSEX Journal publishes notices
of six applications for divorces to he
made to the coming legislature Motri.
mony seems to be at discount in old
Sussex.
Cards are out announcing the mar
rlaSe of Sallie W., daughter of lanes
II. POstles, to Charles NJ. Hammond
Miss Postles, is a sister of Frank +
POstles -
Or: Hargadine, the well-known for
lst OF FELTON,, edits the flower depart
ment OF the PeniRsUIar Farm and (0r.
den, Caleb BOggs' new agricultural
monthly. '''- 60
II certain programme mad been sue
cessiul last week, Benjamin Il. Bipgs
would be the next United State Senator
from Delaware, instead of George GRAY.
Wilmington Weekly Times.
The schOOnerJ G. SioUer. from Phila-
deIphla for Boston, with oil. while 90.
ing down the Delaware under tow Fri
day, had one of her forward bulkheods
stoVen in by the ice opposite Chester.
County Treasurer Herbert. of New
castle county, is being strongly pushed
by his friends for the position of State
treasurer. The appointment will be
made by the Legislature at its present
session.
number of farmers of Middletowp
heid meeting in George w. Ingram's |
once on Wednesday afternoon for the |
purpose of devising means to establish |
a creamery there. w. H. Houston was |
chairman and William Wilson secre- |
tary.
A fire which started in the printing
Office of the Ferris Bros. in Wilming9
ton, where the Home WeekIv is nn6-
hshed, on Friday night, burnt out that
establishment and came near destroy
ing the paint and oil store of E. G.
Bradford below, which was consider
ably damaged.
An old colored man, known as Bill
Robbins" who has been living alone
near Leipsic, when another family
moved into his house he concluded to
60 to the woods. He found a suitable
place and built a rude hut of straw
leaves and rails, which he found near
He lives there yet.
The sheriff sale of the personal prop
ETY., under writ of foreign attachment.
OF Samuel Short, formerly chief bust
ness man of Bowers Beach, took place
on Wednesday. The proceeds will
pay a small part of his Indebtedness.
II is said Short owes the Walton and
Whann Company $4,000.
The season for shooting game closes
IN Kent and Sussex counties on Janu-
ary 10th. 1t is therefore illegal to
shoot game birds or rabbits after the
dates above mentioned. Owing to the
early fall of snow the shooting season
was very short, extending over period
OF little less than three weeks, when it
was possible to hunt.
Mr.. McCabe, the Speaker of the
House, is the youngest man ever elected
Speaker of the House in this State. and
probably in the United States. He is
Il years OF age, is merchant at Selhv-
vile, Baltimore Hundred, Sussex
county. he was a member of the
House two years ago, and made for
an enviable reputation.
Charles P. Masden. D. D., pastor of
the Madison Avenue NJ. E. Church, of
New York, will lecture in the Avenue
Church of Milford, on Friday evening,
february 4th. His subject will be
: The Philosophy of Happiness"
twenty-five years ago Mr.. Masden
Taught school in the neighbOrhoOd of
Milford, when his name was Masten.
George Churchman, secretary of the
Delaware Game Protective Association.
has ordered the purchase of 1900
North Carolina quail. Other birds
will be purchased later in the spring
and also shipped here for breeding pur-
poses. Quail are reported to be un-
usually plentiful in North Carolina, the :
association being offered any number
it may desire to purchase.
Edmund B. Smith, the superinten-
lent of the Kent county insane ASYLUM
lied on Wednesday. He had occupied
he position less than a year. James
Lewis, +. G. Frazer and S. p. Truax.
)f KentOn Hundred are announced as
applicants for the place, which is worth
500 year, house room and the neces-
aries of life. Mr.. Truax was an appli-
can't a year ago, but is not now since
here are to be three deaths in the Of
ice, not feeling ready yet to die.
Low RATES TO THE INAUGURATION.
-GOvernOr Biggs will be inaugurated
It Dover, Tuesday. January 18th, 1887,
With interesting ceremonies, cOnclud-
"6 WIN Blduu ihhuBuIhl Jail aI
hight.
For the benefit of those desiring to
lttend, the Philadelphia, Wilmington
md Baltimore Railroad Company will
ell excursion tickets on January 18th,
,Ood to return and including the 18th,
rom all stations on its branch lines on
he peninsula, to Dover and return, at
me fare for the round trip.
The Kent County Mutual Insurance
was taught lesson by the
fire of October last, and it
las been reducing its risks in unprOtec-
ed towns like Milford, and generally
its risks. The company q
las cancelled risks in Milford thaG It
las held for many years, and which
we're paying more premiums than the
insurance amounted to. Some of the
'arties look upon the company's action
n this matter as hardship and unjust;
lut the company claims to know its =.
'wn business best.-MiifOrd Chronicle. \
BOLD ROBBERS IN WILMINGTON. "A
,old attempt was made to rob w. II. 81
Chompson's jewelry store, in Whining
H. A r.